Zitouna mosque and the cityscape of Tunis. (File photo)
Tunisia will impose a four-day national lockdown from Thursday, which is a national holiday, because of a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases, Health Minister Fouzi Mehdi said on Tuesday.
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Schools will be closed from Thursday until January 24, Mehdi said.
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